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Sounds like a concept dreamed up by an insane person. Like 'Pete's Dragon' with Hitler as the dragon.

posted 5 years ago by whynotwriteme (7119)
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Seriously, this is going to cause a LOT of ruffled feathers.

A lovable, goofy imaginary friend Hitler? How could anyone think it was a good idea to make a kinder, gentler Hitler? What kind of drugs were they on? I actually think the movie looks hilarious, but I have the good sense to know it will have a very negative reaction from many people.

Most millennials barely even understand who Hitler was, anyway, so turning him into Calvin & Hobbes is really not the best plan. They'll go home full of fuzzy, warm feelings for Der Fuhrer.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Satire is a beautiful thing for those who can appreciate it.

[–] whynotwriteme (7119) 5 years ago

Well, the only people who will truly appreciate this are people without a deep understanding of Hitler and WW2. I guess that's why movies like this did not come out until most of the WW2 generation had passed away. What an ill-conceived movie. This is going to become legendary for all the wrong reasons.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I have a solid understanding of both and I am super-ready to appreciate this. From my understanding it's a pretty blatant anti-fascist movie, where a young kid in Nazi Germany idolises Hitler so much that he conjures him as an imaginary friend, only to question everything when he finds his mother is hiding a Jewish girl from the Nazis. I know from seeing and reading many interviews with Waititi how passionate he is about humanitarianism and social justice (check out his anti racism ad he did for the NZ government if you can find it on YouTube - it's brilliant) so I'm sure that he will in no way glorify Hitler or what he stood for. He's a clever man and a brilliant satirist, he knows what he's doing here...

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

And as for no movies like this coming out until the WW2 generation passed away, have you ever heard of a little film called The Great Dictator? By this kid called Charlie Chaplin who was also a comedic actor/director and it's a film that satirizes Hitler (this is sounding familair now right?). Came out in the 40's? No? Oh well...

[–] whynotwriteme (7119) 5 years ago

I am familiar with The Great Dictator, but the comparison is way off. The Great Dictator did not portray Hitler as a lovable and goofy mentor/father figure to a small boy. The Great Dictator set Hitler up for mockery. This one is more like Pete's Dragon or something similar, with Hitler as the Dragon. Watching the JoJo trailer, you like the Hitler character. Watching The Great Dictator, you think he's laughable and sort of pathetic.

[–] kwestmo (4114) 5 years ago

Your comparison makes little sense as The Great Dictator was made and released PRIOR to WWII and the purpose as to inform the world about Hitler while mocking him,

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

As opposed to this film mocking Hitler for the purpose of countering the resurgence of right wing fascism in today's world. Yeah, I'm way off.

My point was Hitler has been satirised many times in popular culture, and my comment was in direct response to this comment "I guess that's why movies like this did not come out until most of the WW2 generation had passed away".

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Nazi's, Nazi's everywhere and not a Reich to see...